with the addition of cedar strips and a good hibachi, the lem is easily ocnverted into a sauna. the docking hatch is a natural vent, and the aluminum skin well suited to reflecting heat around the interior. if you live in a more rustic environment, think about replacing that boring privy out back with a spacious lem. the uses of the lem are limited only by your imagination. clothes closet, garden shed, S+M punishment chamber, doghouse, firewood or solvent locker, computer room, mobile home, 'gag' gift for in-laws, home movie prop, educational tool, roadside snack bar, entrance to hidden bomb shelter or mausoleum, lawn ornament, root cellar, wine cellar, smokehouse, ice fishing shack, cap for pickup truck, field hospital, or guard booth, you get the idea, this is one of the most versatile pieces of space memorabilia available. 'have fun.' the reader should bear in mind that the lem is essentially a sad object. many mass-produced objects are known only by their molded surfaces. the consistency and functionality of these objects renders them anonymous. they are inanimate. however, their surfaces are also designed to protect and conceal their inner workings and thus prevent consumers from making inquiries about their functioning. this makes it easier to get people to throw things away and get new stuff. the lem is a special object. when it was mde, all of its surfaces came about in service of particular functions, but over time these surfaces have combined with the events and cricumstances of the apollo program. the inanimate, mechanical nature of the object takes on a very human quality, and therein lies the sadness. the dented and scorched spaceships one sees in museums are not at all like carefully preserved automobiles, for instance, which are supposed to hearken back to the glories of a past era; space vehicles are relics from a moment in history and it is their imperfections which are to be preserved 'just as they were' there is nothing that is useful about them in our own time, except their ability to dispense nostalgia.
pre-owned LEM close descent stage